Pin A playful and colorful dessert pizza featuring sugar cookie crust, creamy frosting, and fresh fruit, decorated to resemble melting snowmen—perfect for kids and winter celebrations.
Making this snowman fruit pizza became a delightful winter tradition in my family, bringing everyone together to decorate their own snowmen.
Ingredients
- Cookie Crust: 1 package (16 oz / 450 g) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Frosting: 225 g (8 oz) cream cheese, softened, 60 g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, 120 g (1 cup) powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Decoration & Toppings: 1 large banana sliced into rounds, 8 large marshmallows, 16 mini chocolate chips (eyes), 8 orange candy-coated chocolates or orange sprinkles (noses), 8 red or black licorice strings (scarves), 80 g (1/2 cup) fresh blueberries, 100 g (3/4 cup) sliced strawberries, 1 kiwi peeled and sliced, 50 g (1/3 cup) green and red grapes halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven:
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Prepare crust:
- Press the sugar cookie dough evenly onto a parchment-lined 30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan to form a round crust.
- Bake crust:
- Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely.
- Make frosting:
- In a bowl beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Frost crust:
- Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cookie crust.
- Arrange snowmen bases:
- Arrange banana slices as the bases of snowmen. Place a marshmallow on each banana slice for the snowmans head.
- Add faces:
- Use mini chocolate chips for eyes and orange candies or sprinkles for noses on the marshmallows.
- Wrap scarves:
- Wrap licorice strings around the snowmen as scarves.
- Decorate pizza:
- Decorate the rest of the pizza with assorted fruits to resemble snow and festive decorations.
- Chill:
- Chill for 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
Pin My kids especially enjoy decorating their own snowmen on the pizza, making it a fun and interactive family activity.
Required Tools
30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan, Electric mixer or hand whisk, Spatula, Parchment paper, Small knife
Allergen Information
Contains wheat (cookie dough), milk (cream cheese, butter). May contain eggs and soy (cookie dough, candies). Always check ingredient labels for allergens.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 270, Total Fat: 10 g, Carbohydrates: 41 g, Protein: 3 g per serving.
Pin This melting snowman fruit pizza is both delightful to look at and delicious to eat, making it a surefire hit for winter celebrations.
Recipe Q&A
- → What type of crust is used for this dessert?
A refrigerated sugar cookie dough is pressed into a pan and baked to form a crisp, sweet base.
- → How is the frosting made?
The frosting blends softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until creamy and smooth.
- → What fruits are ideal for decorating?
Fresh bananas, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, and grapes are arranged to create colorful, festive decorations.
- → Can this dessert be adapted for gluten-free diets?
Yes, using gluten-free cookie dough and certified gluten-free candies makes it suitable for gluten-free needs.
- → How are snowmen details created?
Banana slices form the base, marshmallows the heads, with mini chocolate chips for eyes, candy-coated chocolates for noses, and licorice strings as scarves.